Oscar winners
Winners of top categories.
Best Picture
"Million Dollar Baby"
An aging gym owner reluctantly agrees to train a female prizefighter.
Best Director
Clint Eastwood
"Million Dollar Baby"
An aging gym owner reluctantly agrees to train a female prizefighter.
Best Actor
Jamie Foxx
"Ray"
Foxx is just about perfect as Ray Charles, the late singer, pianist, and songwriter, allowing us to identify and empathize with Charles even as we experience his failings. David Sterritt
Best Actress
Hilary Swank
"Million Dollar Baby"
An aging gym owner who reluctantly agrees to train a female prizefighter, played by Swank in excellent form. D.S.
Best Supporting Actor
Morgan Freeman
"Million Dollar Baby"
An aging gym owner reluctantly agrees to train a female prizefighter. Freeman plays an aging fighter, one of the trainer's only friends.
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett
"The Aviator"
Large-scale epic about the life of Howard Hughes, focusing on his experiences as a filmmaker, flier, aircraft designer, and world-class eccentric. Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent as Hughes and Blanchett is even better as movie star Katharine Hepburn. D.S.
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